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Major-General Arthur St. Clair (March 23, 1737 [] [O.S. 1736] – August 31, 1818) was a Scottish-born American military officer and politician. Born in Thurso, Caithness, he served in the British Army during the French and Indian War before settling in the Province of Pennsylvania.
“St. Clair’s Massacre” stands as one of the worst defeats in American military history. Arthur St. Clair was condemned as “worse than a murderer” by President Washington and the massacre caused the first investigation of the executive branch under the new United States Constitution.
Feb 20, 2024 · Arthur St. Clair was an officer in the Continental Army who participated in several key battles during the American Revolutionary War. After the war, he served a term as President of the Confederation Congress and became the first Governor of the Northwest Territory.
Arthur St. Clair. The high point of Arthur St. Clair's long military career, which began when he was a young British officer in the French and Indian War, came when General George Washington visited his quarters in Trenton, New Jersey on the evening of January 2, 1777.
Jun 8, 2018 · Arthur St. Clair (1736-1818), Scottish-born American soldier and politician, was the first territorial governor in United States history. Arthur St. Clair was born on March 23, 1736, in Thurso. He attended the University of Edinburgh and had some training with the prominent London anatomist William Hunter.
The Louisa St. Clair Chapter NSDAR is proud to honor Major General Arthur St. Clair, a noble patriot of the American Revolution and father of the Chapter's namesake. Arthur St. Clair was born March 23, 1736 in Thurso, Caithness County, Scotland.
Apr 13, 2007 · The St. Clair papers: the life and public services of Arthur St. Clair, soldier of the Revolutionary War, president of the Continental Congress and governor of the North-western territory, with his correspondence and other papers, arranged and annotated.
